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Tadlock Livestock Auction

Name: Tadlock Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Forest, Mississippi · Mon, Apr 6

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2114

← Mar 30Apr 6Apr 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

492 head

▼ 258 vs last sale 750▼ 2 vs year ago 494 · −0.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

126 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 82▲ 58 vs year ago 68 · +85.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

409 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 294▲ 231 vs year ago 178 · +129.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $6.00-$10.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $12.00-$20.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $485.62/cwt on 28 head, up $27.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +68.81 against this barn's trailing median of $416.81.

Average price

$485.62

▲ 27.54 vs prior sale

28 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.45

vs MS average

−5.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	495.78	2,657	8thin
Medium and Large 1	533	481.55	2,567	20

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about $91 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

485.62

—

MS average13 barns · 276 hd

464.17

+21.45

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−5.21

This barn, trailing median34 sales

416.81

+68.81

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $494.35, low $336.56, median $416.81 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,630	213.08	3,473	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	185.29	2,344	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,025	176.85	1,813	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	163.68	1,494	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,300	$5,138	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$3,909	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,450	$6,719	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$5,343	40
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	700	$2,800	24

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	747.53/cwt	720.00–770.00	1,667	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	702.48/cwt	670.00–730.00	1,918	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	652.09/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,106	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	651.81/cwt	620.00–680.00	2,431	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	586.33/cwt	560.00–610.00	2,480	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	515.71/cwt	500.00–530.00	2,439	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	493.04/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,579	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	536	495.78/cwt	480.00–505.00	2,657	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	435.59/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,496	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	420.72/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,621	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	631	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,650	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	687	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,765	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	722	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,816	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	377.89/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,732	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	335.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,591	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	838	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,874	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,680	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	551.40/cwt	530.00–570.00	1,781	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	368	645.00/cwt	645.00–645.00	2,374	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	525.91/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,962	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	483.96/cwt	455.00–510.00	2,047	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	461.43/cwt	430.00–490.00	2,183	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	463.68/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,425	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	400.59/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,295	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	575	386.62/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,223	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	390.54/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,433	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,310	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,368	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,435	197.56/cwt	193.00–200.00	2,835	4
Bulls	—	—	1,543	208.35/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,215	4
Bulls	—	—	1,818	226.59/cwt	222.00–230.00	4,119	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	800	159.59/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,277	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	177.85/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,823	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,025	176.85/cwt	171.00–181.00	1,813	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	167.76/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,720	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,393	189.26/cwt	183.00–194.00	2,636	30
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	5,342.55/head	4,900.00–5,700.00	5,343	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1-2Fancy	1,450	6,718.97/head	6,250.00–7,100.00	6,719	30
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	3,908.99/head	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,909	44
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2Fancy	1,300	5,138.46/head	4,600.00–5,600.00	5,138	30
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	700	2,800.00/head	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,800	24

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Tadlock Stockyards - Forest, MS

Mon Apr 6, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 750Year ago 494

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 82Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 409Last week 294Year ago 178

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $6.00-$10.00 higher, and slaughter bulls sold $12.00-$20.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	300	560.00	560.00
5	350–400	368	645.00	645.00
11	550–600	575	377.00–395.00	386.62
3	700–750	700	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	530.00–570.00	551.40
4	350–400	373	510.00–540.00	525.91
6	400–450	423	455.00–510.00	483.96
4	450–500	473	430.00–490.00	461.43
8	500–550	523	435.00–490.00	463.68
14	550–600	573	385.00–415.00	400.59
4	600–650	623	375.00–405.00	390.54
6	700–750	723	325.00–330.00	327.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	720.00–770.00	747.53
4	250–300	273	670.00–730.00	702.48
8	300–350	323	620.00–680.00	652.09
4	350–400	373	620.00–680.00	651.81
10	400–450	423	560.00–610.00	586.33
6	450–500	473	500.00–530.00	515.71
16	500–550	523	480.00–505.00	493.04
4	550–600	573	420.00–450.00	435.59
8	600–650	623	400.00–440.00	420.72
8	700–750	723	365.00–390.00	377.89
4	750–800	773	330.00–340.00	335.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	536	480.00–505.00	495.78
4	600–650	631	420.00	420.00
6	650–700	687	402.50	402.50
5	700–750	722	390.00	390.00
6	800–850	838	343.00	343.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,450	6,250.00–7,100.00	6,718.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,175	4,900.00–5,700.00	5,342.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,300	4,600.00–5,600.00	5,138.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,113	3,500.00–4,200.00	3,908.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	700	2,400.00–3,100.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	200.00–216.00	208.35
6	—	1,818	222.00–230.00	226.59
4	—	1,435	193.00–200.00	197.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,025	166.00–169.00	167.76
4	—	800	158.00–161.00	159.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,025	172.00–182.00	177.85
30	—	1,393	183.00–194.00	189.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,025	171.00–181.00	176.85

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.